Forever With You Premieres in Middle East at Sharjah Children's Festival
Fabrizio Cattani's adaptation of the Italian novel screens at the 13th Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth, with Italy as Country of Honor.
Fabrizio Cattani's film Forever With You had its Middle East premiere at the 13th Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth in the UAE, according to Variety.
The film is adapted from an Italian novel of the same name and follows Filo, a boy struggling to understand his mother's death. The story is set in 1998 and uses flashbacks, with Filo's friend Rullo and the characters Amelie and Guelpho also appearing.
Cattani shot the film in autumn in Calabria. He has cited Vittorio De Sica, director of Bicycle Thieves, as an influence, and is developing a project titled Young Rebels about young scouts.
Italy is this year's Country of Honor at the Sharjah festival.
Earlier festival run
Cattani had previously presented Forever With You at the Locarno Film Festival.
Quick answers
Where did Forever With You have its Middle East premiere?
At the 13th Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth in the UAE.
What is Forever With You about?
It follows Filo, a boy struggling to understand his mother's death, and is set in 1998 with flashbacks. It is adapted from an Italian novel of the same name.
Who directed Forever With You?
Fabrizio Cattani, who shot the film in autumn in Calabria.